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Malawi’s top ranked player Joseph Mwale fails to make it into CHESSAM Zone 4.5 national squad

September 22, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) has selected Team Malawi to represent the country in the online Zone 4.5 tournament to take place from October 9-18 but the country’s highest rated player, Joseph Mwale has failed to make it into the squad. The squad was chosen following an online qualifier played on Sunday, September 20, and Mwale admits that it was a tough qualifying tournament adding that the team is strong and will definitely do well in the Zone…

UDF maps way forward to rebuild and restore into a stronger political entity

September 22, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The United Democratic Front (UDF) National Executive Committee (NEC) held an extraordinary meeting on September 20 to discuss a range of issues regarding the critical work of the party, particularly with regards to its performance during recent fresh elections and ongoing efforts are underway to rebuild into a stronger political entity for the good of the country. A press statement from acting National Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Mwawa, said the NEC met at its secretariat at…

MEC advertises for tender of provision of insurance brokerage services

September 21, 2020

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Maravi Express The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is inviting sealed bids from eligible bidders for the provision of insurance brokerage services. A statement from MEC’s says the provision brokerage services include group personal accident life insurance and business all risks insurance as one year insurance for ICT equipment and one year insurance brokerage for electronic devices. Others are provision of one year insurance for motor vehicles and one year motor cycles. The statement says bidding will be conducted…

DStv announces first Telenovela episodes on M-Net

September 21, 2020

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Maravi Express DStv has started broadcasting the much-anticipated first-of-its kind episode series, telenovela Legacy, starting on Monday, September 21 on DStv channel 101 from 19:00 CAT. Each of the 30 minute long episode will be broadcast on Mondays to Thursday. Legacy follows the story of the super-wealthy Price family in which patriarch Sebastian Price is approaching retirement and one of his family members will soon have to take over the reins. His ruthless first-born daughter has her eye on the position of…

Volleyball distributes MOC’s K250,000 COVID-19 relief funds to affiliate leagues

September 21, 2020

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By Trust Mtegha The K250,000 COVID-19 relief funds that Volleyball Association of Malawi (VAM) received from Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC) as COVID-19 has been distributed to the intended affiliated leagues. VAM was amongst 22 associations that received the money on August 17 aimed at supporting the associations to continue with their day to day operations and develop sports in the country during this COVID-19 pandemic. VAM gave K65,000 each to Central, Southern and Northern Region Leagues and general secretary…

Serious warning on COVID-19; Risk of second wave imminent if local transmissions keep recurring

September 21, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira COVID-19 situation report from presidential taskforce, observes that local transmission is still taking place as from the 13 new cases registered from the 532 tests done as of Sunday evening, all are locally transmitted infections. And six of them have been reported from districts that had stayed some days without reporting new cases — three from Chiradzulu, two from Zomba and one from Machinga. The others are five are from Lilongwe and two from Blantyre. There…

Former Minister and his accomplice Gideon Munthali granted bail by Lilongwe Magistrate Court

September 21, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Former Minister of Information, Henry Mussa, who is was in police custody for allegedly stealing computers and gensets at his Ministry then, was granted bail on Monday morning together with his accomplice Gedion Munthali when they appeared in Lilongwe Magistrate Court. Principal Resident Magistrate Viva Nyimba granted the court bail court on condition that they surrender all travel documents to the police, report to the Central Region Police every fortnight and each to give K500,000 bail…

MP Ben Phiri’s initiated police unit officially opened by Police IG

September 21, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Police Service (MPS) Inspector General (IG), George Kainja officially opened a police unit at Khonjeni in Thyolo on Sunday, which was initiated by the area’s Member of Parliament and constructed through Constituency Development Fund. Kainja commended Phiri, the Thyolo Central Constituency legistrator for initiating the construction of the structure, saying for a long time MPS had always wished that Khonjeni could have a proper and secure offices to operate from. “This is a magnificent structure…

Government sets up centres to obtain COVID-19 test certificates for those planning on foreign travel

September 19, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Following the re-opening of Kamuzu International Airport on 1st September and the commencement of commercial flights, government has set up designated test centres for those planning to travel outside the country to get tested and obtain a test certificate. As preventive measures are still in force even though the numbers of new cases and their related deaths are positively declining, Malawi has adopted what other countries are doing, that returning residents and foreigners flying into the…

Mixed reactions on notice for vendors to vacate from Blantyre City street pavements

September 19, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The public notice from Blantyre City Council to forcibly stop vendors from plying their trade along the streets pavements and in other undesignated places, has been met mixed reactions from the general public, arguing that with the high rate of unemployment, the authorities should have first invested in better infrastructure. City Council advised that by midnight of Friday, September 18, 2020, all vendors should immediately stop trading and move into nearby designated markets and that “failure…